List of Famous people who died in 1985

George Pravda was a Czechoslovak theatre, film and television actor.

Santiago Lazcano was a Spanish cyclist.

Gertrud Meissner was a German medical doctor.

André Kertész, born Andor Kertész, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. Kertész never felt that he had gained the worldwide recognition he deserved. Today he is considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism.

Sam Gilman was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Harvey Johnson in the 1961 film One-Eyed Jacks.

Willy Bocklant was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist active as a professional between 1962 and 1969. Among his biggest victories are the 1964 edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the overall classification of the Tour de Romandie in 1963. Bocklant was born in Bellegem and died in Mouscron.

Henry Wilfrid Brambell was an Irish television and film actor and comedian, best remembered for his role in the television series Steptoe and Son. He also performed alongside The Beatles in their debut film A Hard Day's Night, playing the fictional grandfather of Paul McCartney.

Margaret Stocks née Margaret McKane (1895-1985) was an English badminton & tennis player. Born in London in 1895 she married Andrew Denys Stocks in 1921. She came to prominence the same year when winning the All England women's doubles badminton title with her younger sister Kathleen McKane. The following year the sisters reached the 1922 Wimbledon Championships women's doubles final losing out to Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan. The sisters won a further All England badminton doubles title in 1924 before Stocks became the singles champion in 1925.